The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-09
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stVfhilsl Won iisaIlle are divided into hicholla
and McAnery parties DO T0u hllRllaa " - -
not going g get FeSdy % lls ~, s5aTf
OF the parish OF 81 Landry. =, -;t..7.i
I know thew cannot Rss1n your ci6aqel
here, fellqW-citi1ens IN the parl5n % -
oasieii. You never feared the haplI hlleail
marty, and in its palmiest days You gaFe
y0lT Democratic majority anq sent sog 45
Democratic representative to the eslgS
funnte as Won ares Gan the parish OF 81.
Landry stnrHd diyisiOng Can the paTi sues o.
the Mississippi river stand dlylHonI Oah
the pariaaes NJ North oBisian9' HLl Is IRA "A
been wreated from the hands OF the Heputil;5
can party and from colored a0nlnatian,s t3Ila
divisions And are you sure thaA ulVleie1s
may moi come from this bitter mlerneclilile
warfare which is being Whgeu s7I4lln VI
4 Democratic party7 Are you to fight to-ds5
and make friends Tomorrow are you g
support tho candidates you bitterly qen9nftlg 3
to-day, and are yuu sure TIT + when the bAbtlH
il over and tits decided against yugli tllat yo4
! intend TO submit and that yon VIII bulpof
the candidate whom. you now 0ppose
60 bitterly with enthusiasL17 u; II t 4i,5;
sion Is there no danger Of qeIeat!
Why, feIlow-citizens what may b9 hlsE gS215
here has been history IN other statee. Inc
j Democratic party divided N New AOEk ~
I 1879 and a Republican candidate Tor Gov
ernOr was elected by an imiLlense InalofiiEs'
/ The Democratic party divided IN Fifglil4Ai ps-
ONuEIb IHEAltLl Nl E4i- I'M "
| az which Malone wss the leader. Alahqne
/ contingent WIS originally lactioh OF We
] Democratic party. Mahune claimed 10 pe y
| Democrat - the best OF Democrats - Allll
! claimed that his Was the Slm0n.ptlrg orgalll-
Zntion. He ran an electoral ticket lol tlAi35
/ cock, and sent deputatinn to the N2Ional
/ Committee, claiming that his was tne Demo
/ cratic party Of Virginia and ontItleu 20 sup
port, and he claimed to be the democratic
Senator Of Nirginla, and selected ms seA5
| upon the Democratic side Of the SENATE; put
/ when his claims we're rej6cteu, wren hls IAe-
/ ton was not recognized 9Then Sd4Eut4d Wila
/ elected, he went over end carried hlB facuon
over to the Republican party, moved ms Seat
/ OH the Republican side OF the Senate mus
/ giving the Republican party the control OF
that body, and lhade his minority, by skill
| fully manipulating and securing the c0loTeu
| vote Of Virginia, temporarily the majority IN
that State, thus eiecting q hepunlGah NV
eruOT ana ANOTHER Republican Senator,
FellOH-citizenB, what Was done there may
be done some day IN LOUISIANA. II We once
forget what issues we fought Tor hroutth
twelve long years, what battle we gained,
how we gained It by unity and organisation,
and how necessary il is to maintain tllaT
unity and examination in order 70 preserve
the fruits Of our victory we may nave Dllpef
reason to regret it. am not afraid that the
Republican party will again come INTO power
in this State, but suppose ,you ulViqc INTO
factions are, you willing that the hephblcaRl
party shall hold the balance Of power and
decide for you what faction shaA gain the
/ an not afraid Of the Attenuation Of
the State. ] think no power on earth can
again place the white man Of this State IN
der the domination Of the cOlOrgd man or his
allies; but fellOF-citizens, do you wish to
permit
THE CoLORHD VOTE
of this State to hold the balance Of power, so
that the faction may succeed thai secures the
cOlOred vote, and 30 that the greatest uenlR-
Roguss and the greatest enemies Of the State
and people may work Tor tlIt vote for the
purpose Of securing o triumph, even tempo
rary in Its nature, over the best people Of the
State7 teklgW=cIIZenB, these dangers are IN
view. am here tonight to warn YOU Of
them. l am here Tonight TO plead lD vhe In
terest Of peace and harmony. lam here TO-
night to speak IN defense Of every Demo
cratic candidate who has been presented for
tine choice OF the Democratic people; but l
am also here tonight, fellow citizens, to urge
you all to advocate the claims OF Your CAndl-
dates at Democratic meetings. within the
Democratic parry and IN Democratic peace
and harmony, 50 that when the voice OF the
party shall have been spoken through con-
VentiOu, 3 cry Of enthusiasm shall 60 mp
from the Democratic party IN favor Of the
nominee. Why, tellUw-cltlZens, our whole
future, our whole lie, cur Whole happiness
depends upQn the continued SUCCESS OF the
Democratic pnrty, The Democratic party
speaking through its agents, ! care not WHO
they be, the Democratic party ls the people,
the people are aIl-poWerful; the people in
convention settle all things; the majority
Of the people IN the voice OF the people;
1t speaks in your primaries; It speaks m
your parishesr 1t spe2ks IN FOIr dlEfrletst 1t
speaks in your State. 1t cannot do wrong.
Occasionally bsd man may be nominated,
but the voice of the Democratic party which
is the voice OF the people cannot do wrong,
70 long as that voice Is heard in unity and
harmony, and SO long as that voice is obeyed
by tho minority. Let enc urge sou fellow
CltlHsnR in cODGluElOu, Tor have spoken
much longer than l intended, and dis
tinKu5shed speakers are 70 follow me, let me
to maintain union
harmony and peEUe IN your ranks let ms
urEe the people OF CalGasleu not 70 permit
. themselves 10 be driven one lugbont from the
Old Democratic organization 10 winch They
have adhered 60 long, not 10 permit Them
BelyeE to be driven into anti gOniEm to the
Democratic administration Of which they
form q part and fOT which they are respUn-
sihle- not to permit themselFes to be driven
into RntRg0nism to the Democratic party, or
into faClUnal oppOsltlQn to any portion OF
the DelEOeEabC party. We need t1U T9lgH OF
all. We are all Democrats, There should
be no factions among us. We do moi differ
upon questions Of principle, and we do not
differ upon any Of those guest Lions which we
We're allqost twelve long years IN settling. Ne
do not differ upon
TIE PROMINENT QUESTION
that the Democratic party must rule this
| State, and that white men must rule the
Democratic party. We do not differ upon
any Question except upon the personal choice
Of candidates, aud this is tho lEst time, lei
l0W-citi2ens, that the personal choice ut can
/ didates has ever been made Q subject Of pub
/ he discussion, either in this OF IN any other
/ State, in advance Of s nominating cDnYeu-
4 ton. Candidates have been napled through
| the papers, candidates have had the support
1 Of their friends, candidates have been urged
1 IN different sections, and II different local
4 tiles; but never before have parties been Or
\ Ranlzeu for the purpose 81 supporting the
! eRnn tdatuIe OF any certain man. meyer be-
| fore have campaigns been organized for the
/ purpose Of prosecuting Their eaRdldature
/ through the State, never before have the peO-
/ PIE been organized into clubs, into factions,
/ into parties, for th6 pgEppse OF presenting TO
/ the people the candidacy OF certain lndi-
/ vlduais for nomination for the Offices
4 Within, their gift, do .aot consider
1 that it is Democratic II Il q new
4 usage, it was never known IN times past it
! IS known in no other State, I trust as the
1 time las been fixed for holding tx g0nyen-
4 ton, and IS the time is being fixed in Inpst
A Of the parishes for the election Of delegates,
4 that the aBDeFities Of this canvass viii soon
pass away, I truB' that as Democrats we viii
] begin 10 consider the paramount importance
/ while urging the claima Of our respective
4 candidates, We viii begin to fsei that
4 they are All Democrats, and AL worthy Of
the support OF the Democratic party. / trust
! that We viii begin 10 recognize the fact tEat
4 TIE Democratic party Of this State Is nj Dom
Il sTs aad II has q tI9Yofn9f hnn Stale DileefH,
and that 1t has subordinate othcers ell
throughout the lenRth and breadth Of tllE
state. thrust that We will recognize the fael
\ that cur al tack and our tight ie not Oh that
Democratic administration which we haze
placed IN power end Tor Nhloh We are respun.
Hlhle; if4t our contest ID personal TO thu
claims Of the respective candidates, and thai
A II Should BE- waRed Ia 90 anicable manner
that when the verdict Of tho people shall have
been rendered 81 the convention to ba held
on the ! 9th Of January next thatwe VIII vi
with each other IN our enthusiastic support
H oi the candidate, whoever he may be. TAD
4 plause.l
i I am ghad to sec tonight 20 many OF The
/ fair daughters Of Cn4caEieu before me.
know not how to thaak them for their al
tendance. Everything almost that coFld ht
said was included IN tbs beautiful and pQetil
tribute which was paid e them tp-day by the
4 Governor Of the Stale; bnt Recognize this
i IBELuESoE on W0AiAN IN P0LlPIcs
AZ well 90 Ia AL other questions which agitatE
a tho people. J recognize the interest whicl
the women not only Of this parish, but OF al
stbe, Ftsfieles Of the lfP tl-e IN III, fsfiIttsi